Finally, Xiaomi Mi Note is coming to Malaysia and Singapore. Xiaomi missed the Q2 launch schedule but managed to get Xiaomi Mi Note out in the first month of Q3. The good news, it is the 64GB version (not the useless 16GB model). Mi Note is priced at RM1549 for Malaysia. And open for sale on 28t July 2015 12PM onward. Pricing and availability for Singapore will be announced tomorrow. But should not be far from Malaysia.

Yeah… Xiaomi Mi 4i 32GB version is coming to India. Xiaomi Mi 4i should come in 32GB version in the first place. 16GB is just not enough for device without SD card expansion slot. 32GB storage makes it a perfect combo on device with Snapdragon 64-bit octa-core processor 615 CPU @ 1.7GHz and Adreno 405 GPU. You can install more intensive 3D games there. Play them on 5″ Sharp/JDI 1080p Full HD display. And take more photos and videos with 13MP Sony/Samsung camera (5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and two-tone flash).

Yes, always backup all photos and videos from your mobile device. You can copy / move them to home PC or store them in cloud storage. Do remember to backup them because accident might happen which your mobile device is lost or stolen. All your precious memory in photos and videos will be gone as well. Therefore, always make a backup copy. Luckily, Google makes our life easier by giving us Google Photos application which has photo and video auto backup ability for free. Yup, you can choose unlimited cloud storage available at high quality or store up to 15GB original size for free. Personally, I recommend using unlimited cloud storage as it support up to 16 megapixels (MP) photo quality which is more than enough for most mobile devices out there. And the good news, Google Photos is available for both Android and iOS.

Yeah… We have Apple’s Siri and Android’s Google Now voice assistants. And Microsoft has Cortana which comes from the fictional, artificially intelligent (AI) character in the Halo video game series. Yes, they have the very same ability ~ personal assistant and knowledge navigator. We can’t enjoy Siri on Android devices but we can use Cortana thanks to Microsoft. And we can download official Microsoft Cortana APK and install it now ahead of official launch at Play Store. Yup, the APK was leaked. iOS version is coming soon too.

Yeah… There is lot of hidden features on MIUI 6 ROM. I discovered few of them while playing with my new Xiaomi Redmi 2. Yup, you can check application usage statistics on MIUI 6. Basically, it will list up all the applications and games that you launched previously according to time. You can use it to find out what other people are doing with their or your phone. Too bad that there is no duration usage there.